1 Kings 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon’s Officials
4 King Solomon ruled over Israel,(A) 2 and these were his officials:(B)
Azariah son of Zadok, priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian;
4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army;
Zadok and Abiathar, priests;
5 Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies;
Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;
6 Ahishar, in charge of the palace;
and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.
7 Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year.(C) 8 These were their names:
Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher);
11 Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife);
12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam;
13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars);
14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon—Basemath);
16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan.
There was one deputy in the land of Judah.[a]
Solomon’s Provisions
20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea;(D) they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. 21 [b]Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.(E) They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.(F)
22 Solomon’s provisions for one day were 150 bushels[c] of fine flour and 300 bushels[d] of meal, 23 10 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry,[e](G) 24 for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders. 25 Throughout Solomon’s reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba,(H) each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.(I) 26 Solomon had 40,000[f] stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.(J) 27 Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon’s table. They neglected nothing. 28 Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses(K) to the required place according to his assignment.[g]
Solomon’s Wisdom and Literary Gifts
29 God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding(L) as vast as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East,(M) greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.(N) 31 He was wiser than anyone(O)—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite,(P) and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol.(Q) His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations.(R)
32 Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs,(S) and his songs numbered 1,005.(T) 33 He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. 34 People came from everywhere, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, to listen to Solomon’s wisdom.(U)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 4:19 LXX; MT omits of Judah
- 1 Kings 4:21 1Kg 5:1 in Hb
- 1 Kings 4:22 Lit 30 cors
- 1 Kings 4:22 Lit 60 cors
- 1 Kings 4:23 Hb obscure
- 1 Kings 4:26 2Ch 9:25 reads 4,000 stalls
- 1 Kings 4:28 Lit judgment
1 Reyes 4
La Biblia de las Américas
Oficiales del gobierno de Salomón
4 El rey Salomón fue, pues, rey sobre todo Israel. 2 Y estos eran sus oficiales: Azarías, hijo de Sadoc, era el sacerdote(A); 3 Elihoref y Ahías, hijos de Sisa, eran secretarios; Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era el cronista[a](B); 4 Benaía, hijo de Joiada, estaba sobre el ejército; y Sadoc y Abiatar eran sacerdotes(C); 5 Azarías, hijo de Natán, estaba sobre los oficiales[b](D); y Zabud, hijo de Natán, un sacerdote, era amigo del rey; 6 Ahisar, era el mayordomo; y Adoniram, hijo de Abda, estaba sobre los hombres sujetos a trabajos forzados.
7 Salomón tenía doce oficiales[c] sobre todo Israel, los cuales abastecían[d] al rey y a su casa. Cada uno tenía que hacerlo[e] un mes en el año. 8 Y estos son sus nombres: Ben[f]-hur, en la región montañosa de Efraín(E); 9 Ben-decar en Macaz, en Saalbim(F), en Bet-semes(G) y en Elón-bet-hanán; 10 Ben-hesed en Arubot (de él eran Soco(H) y toda la tierra de Hefer(I)); 11 Ben-abinadab, en toda la altura de Dor[g](J) (Tafat, hija de Salomón, era su mujer); 12 Baana, hijo de Ahilud, en Taanac(K) y Meguido y todo Bet-seán(L), que está junto a Saretán(M), más abajo de Jezreel, desde Bet-seán hasta Abel-mehola(N), hasta el otro lado de Jocmeam(O); 13 Ben-geber en Ramot de Galaad(P) (las aldeas de Jair, hijo de Manasés(Q), que están en Galaad eran de él: la región de Argob que está en Basán(R), sesenta grandes ciudades con muros y cerrojos[h] de bronce eran de él); 14 Ahinadab, hijo de Iddo, en Mahanaim(S); 15 Ahimaas(T) en Neftalí (también se casó con Basemat, hija de Salomón); 16 Baana, hijo de Husai(U), en Aser y Bealot[i]; 17 Josafat, hijo de Parúa, en Isacar; 18 Simei(V), hijo de Ela, en Benjamín; 19 Geber, hijo de Uri, en la tierra de Galaad, la región de Sehón, rey de los amorreos, y de Og, rey de Basán(W); él era el único gobernador que estaba en aquella[j] tierra.
20 Judá e Israel eran tan numerosos como la arena que está en abundancia a la orilla del mar(X); comían, bebían y se alegraban.
Poder, riqueza y sabiduría de Salomón
21 [k]Salomón gobernaba todos los reinos desde el Río[l] hasta la tierra de los filisteos y hasta la frontera de Egipto(Y); ellos trajeron tributo y sirvieron a Salomón todos los días de su vida(Z). 22 La provisión[m] de Salomón para un día era de treinta coros[n] de flor de harina y sesenta coros de harina, 23 diez bueyes cebados, veinte bueyes de pasto y cien ovejas, sin contar los ciervos, gacelas, corzos y aves cebadas. 24 Porque él tenía señorío sobre todo el occidente[o] del Río, desde Tifsa hasta Gaza(AA), sobre todos los reyes(AB) al occidente[p] del Río; y tuvo paz por todos lados a su alrededor(AC). 25 Y Judá e Israel vivieron seguros, cada uno bajo su parra y bajo su higuera(AD), desde Dan hasta Beerseba(AE), todos los días de Salomón. 26 Salomón tenía cuarenta mil[q] establos de caballos para sus carros y doce mil jinetes(AF). 27 Y los[r] gobernadores abastecían[s], cada uno un[t] mes, al rey Salomón y a todos los que venían a la mesa del rey Salomón; no dejaban que faltara nada. 28 También llevaban, cada uno según su obligación, cebada y paja para los caballos de tiro y los corceles(AG) al lugar donde debieran estar.
29 Dios dio a Salomón sabiduría, gran discernimiento y amplitud de corazón(AH) como la arena que está a la orilla del mar(AI). 30 Y la sabiduría de Salomón sobrepasó la sabiduría de todos los hijos del oriente(AJ) y toda la sabiduría de Egipto(AK). 31 Porque era más sabio que todos los hombres(AL), más que Etán(AM) ezraíta, Hemán, Calcol y Darda[u](AN), hijos de Mahol; y su fama[v] fue conocida por todas las naciones de alrededor. 32 También pronunció tres mil proverbios, y sus cantares(AO) fueron mil cinco. 33 Disertó sobre los árboles, desde el cedro que está en el Líbano hasta el hisopo que crece en la pared; también habló de ganados, aves, reptiles y peces. 34 Y venían de todos los pueblos para oír la sabiduría de Salomón, de parte de todos los reyes de la tierra que habían oído de su sabiduría(AP).
Footnotes
- 1 Reyes 4:3 O, canciller
- 1 Reyes 4:5 O, capataces
- 1 Reyes 4:7 O, capataces
- 1 Reyes 4:7 O, alimentaban
- 1 Reyes 4:7 O, alimentar
- 1 Reyes 4:8 I.e., hijo de, y así en el resto del cap.
- 1 Reyes 4:11 O, Nafat-dor
- 1 Reyes 4:13 Lit., barras
- 1 Reyes 4:16 O, en Alot
- 1 Reyes 4:19 Lit., la
- 1 Reyes 4:21 En el texto heb., cap. 5:1
- 1 Reyes 4:21 I.e., el Eufrates
- 1 Reyes 4:22 Lit., El pan
- 1 Reyes 4:22 Un coro equivale aprox. a 220 litros
- 1 Reyes 4:24 Lit., más allá
- 1 Reyes 4:24 Lit., más allá
- 1 Reyes 4:26 Un ms. dice: cuatro mil; véase 2 Crón. 9:25
- 1 Reyes 4:27 Lit., esos
- 1 Reyes 4:27 O, alimentaban
- 1 Reyes 4:27 Lit., su
- 1 Reyes 4:31 En 1 Crón. 2:6: Dara
- 1 Reyes 4:31 Lit., nombre
1 Kings 4
King James Version
4 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
1 Kings 4
New King James Version
Solomon’s Administration
4 So King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, [a]scribes; (A)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; 4 (B)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and (C)Abiathar, the priests; 5 Azariah the son of Nathan, over (D)the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, (E)a priest and (F)the king’s friend; 6 Ahishar, over the household; and (G)Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.
7 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. 8 These are their names: [b]Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim; 9 [c]Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; 10 [d]Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; 11 [e]Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam; 13 [f]Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged (H)the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged (I)the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars; 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 (J)Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 16 Baanah the son of (K)Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 (L)Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in (M)the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.
Prosperity and Wisdom of Solomon’s Reign
20 Judah and Israel were as numerous (N)as the sand by the sea in multitude, (O)eating and drinking and rejoicing. 21 So (P)Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from (Q)the[g] River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. (R)They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 (S)Now Solomon’s [h]provision for one day was thirty [i]kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal, 23 ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of [j]the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over (T)all the kings on this side of the River; and (U)he had peace on every side all around him. 25 And Judah and Israel (V)dwelt[k] safely, (W)each man under his vine and his fig tree, (X)from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 (Y)Solomon had [l]forty thousand stalls of (Z)horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And (AA)these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply. 28 They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.
29 And (AB)God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. 30 Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men (AC)of the East and all (AD)the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was (AE)wiser than all men—(AF)than Ethan the Ezrahite, (AG)and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. 32 (AH)He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his (AI)songs were one thousand and five. 33 Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. 34 And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, (AJ)came to hear the wisdom of Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 4:3 secretaries
- 1 Kings 4:8 Lit. Son of Hur
- 1 Kings 4:9 Lit. Son of Deker
- 1 Kings 4:10 Lit. Son of Hesed
- 1 Kings 4:11 Lit. Son of Abinadab
- 1 Kings 4:13 Lit. Son of Geber
- 1 Kings 4:21 The Euphrates
- 1 Kings 4:22 Lit. bread
- 1 Kings 4:22 Each about 5 bushels
- 1 Kings 4:24 The Euphrates
- 1 Kings 4:25 lived in safety
- 1 Kings 4:26 So with MT, most other authorities; some LXX mss. four thousand; cf. 2 Chr. 9:25
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